Helping people recover from trauma with Trauma Informed Martial Arts—- with Psychotherapist LeeAnn

05/04/2025 38 min
Helping people recover from trauma with Trauma Informed Martial Arts—- with Psychotherapist LeeAnn

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LeeAnn Eakins-Barkman is a clinical social worker with over 18 years of experience. She earned a master’s degree in social work from the University of Cincinnati, College of Applied Science, a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Southern Indiana and a bachelor’s degree in music performance (voice) from Murray State University. She has extensive experience working in inpatient, outpatient, residential, emergency psychiatry, community mental health and forensic settings. She is a trained mental health trauma responder who specializes in trauma treatment, dual diagnosis, severe mental illness and postpartum issues.As an experienced Clinical Director, she has successfully developed integrated behavioral health and substance use treatment programs and has earned the SAMHSA Science to Service Award. LeeAnn has served as an adjunct professor for the University of Cincinnati, College of Applied Science, has published research in the areas of dual diagnosis and welfare reform and serves as an expert mental health content speaker to the community. LeeAnn is a Certified Instructor and 4 th Degree Blackbelt with the Maududo Federation. She is a current and 4 time Maududo Grand Champion and was awarded Instructor of the Year 2019. She has competed at the national level in the World Karate and Kickboxing Commission. LeeAnn has combined her knowledge and expertise of her passions of helping people recover from trauma with martial arts to develop the Trauma Informed Martial Arts, TIMA program. LeeAnn says ," It feeds my soul to run this program . Incredible power is generated on mats by this women". Her new program starts January 8, 2023 LeeAnn can be reached viaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086214147917Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timacincinnati/Phone; 513-226-2858